Reviews + Articles
“Murder at Martingale Manor” by Jodi Taylor
Ten years ago, I picked Jodi Taylor's first Chronicles of St. Mary's book, Just One Damn Thing After Another, as one of my favorite books of 2016. Taylor was one of my discoveries that year. She had already written 7.6 titles (books and short stories) in the series by...
The Primrose Murder Society by Stacy Hackney
I don't remember the last time I enjoyed a debut mystery so much. The Primrose Murder Society is Stacy Hackney's first adult book. She leaves room for a sequel, but I don't know if a second book would be written as well with the emotional details of a mother-daughter...
Never Spar with a Viscount by Lindsay Lovise
Lindsay Lovise's Never Spar with a Viscount is the third in her historical romance series, The Secret Society of Governess Spies, however it works just fine as a standalone. The reader does meet the governesses from the previous two books, but those books are still...
What Are You Reading?
The big news this week is that Kim Hays was nominated for a Barry Award for Splintered Justice, in case you missed the blog on Tuesday. Congratulations again, Kim! As for me, it's been a quiet week again. Linda and I went to see the Tony Award-winning musical, "The...
The Harvey Girl by Dana Stabenow
It's 1890. Railroads are being robbed regularly in the New Mexico Territory. Railroad men see it as the cost of doing business. Fred Harvey, owner of the Harvey Houses, doesn't agree after a conductor is killed on a train. He hires a Pinkerton agent to go undercover...
Congratulations to Kim Hays
Thanks to Jennifer for passing on the news that Kim Hays was nominated for the Barry Award for Best Paperback Original Mystery for Splintered Justice. The winners, voted on by the readers of Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine, will be announced at Bouchercon on Oct....